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SwePeso
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Posted - 2008-02-29 : 09:03:45
Does anyone know of a good way to copy the execution plan when using "Include Actual Execution Plan"?
I often need to copy this and mail it.

I know I can use PrintScreen button, but I need a more efficient way to do this.
If I just could rightclick the execution plan and select "Copy" and get complete plan it would be great.

Mladen?



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harsh_athalye
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Posted - 2008-02-29 : 09:14:34
XML execution plan is the only choice I guess.

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SwePeso
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Posted - 2008-02-29 : 09:22:00
You mean SET SHOWPLAN_XML ON?
How to send that with mail so that receiver can see it?



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Lumbago
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Posted - 2008-02-29 : 09:22:09
SET SHOWPLAN_XML ON
or
SET SHOWPLAN_TEXT ON


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SwePeso
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Posted - 2008-02-29 : 09:25:10
Yes, I can send that as XML to another SQL developer.
But how to include it as an image to a document or an intranet page.



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harsh_athalye
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Posted - 2008-02-29 : 09:31:38
You want to mail it from SQL Server itself or by using Mail client like outlook?

If it is external mail client, you can just save execution plan as a file and send it as an attachment.

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SwePeso
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Posted - 2008-02-29 : 09:36:11
I also want to paste it into a document for presentations. That could be both Powerpoint or Word, depending on the audience.



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Lumbago
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Posted - 2008-02-29 : 09:46:17
This article might do you some good but from what I can understand a printscreen will at some point be required...

http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1366

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harsh_athalye
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Posted - 2008-02-29 : 10:08:51
Another feature which Mladen could add to his SSMS toolpack!

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spirit1
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Posted - 2008-03-04 : 09:21:15
this is acctualyl not that hard to do ... i think...
might be in the 1.1 version...

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SwePeso
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Posted - 2008-03-04 : 09:28:04
The major problem might be which execution plan "graph" to copy?
As of now, I have 24 execution plan graphs for complete stored procedure and it is graph 14 I am interested in.

Beacuse today I have to use printscreen, paste to Paint, scroll execution plan and copy next sequence and paste Paint and tile the new picture accordingly. repeat this until full execution plan is copied and then remove unwated area such as scroll bars.



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spirit1
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Posted - 2008-03-04 : 09:40:08
harsh, are you using it? if you do what do you think of it?

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harsh_athalye
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Posted - 2008-03-04 : 09:56:44
Mladen, I have recently started using it and finding it useful.

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Lumbago
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Posted - 2008-03-04 : 10:00:21
Mmmm, you just gotta love Paint Have they done any changes to it over the last 15 years??

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spirit1
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Posted - 2008-03-04 : 10:36:22
i use Paint.NET. ROCKS!

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